ELINA HALONEN FEBRUARY 2014 ACADEMIC WRITING T66114KA ELINA HALONEN FEBRUARY 2014

THE BASIC PATTERN OF A WELL-STRUCTURED TEXT TELL WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO TELL TELL TELL WHAT YOU TOLD = INTRODUCTION =BODY =CONCLUSION

ORGANISE YOUR ESSAY: Structure INTRODUCTION: The subject or topic. A statement of the problem etc. Comments on the way it is to be treated. DEVELOPMENT: Presentation, analysis, discussion ( eg comments on ’advantages’ and ’disadvantages’ ) CONCLUSION: Perhaps a summary of the main points in 2. Own views/ opinions and decisions

THE BASIC STRUCTURE INTRODUCTION: Present your reader briefly what you are going to discuss and how you have structured your discussion BODY: Your message = your argument(s) and supporting ideas CONCLUSION: Summarizes the main point(s) or adds personal opinions, predictions, but does not raise any new points

SKILLS TO DEVELOP ORGANISE YOUR CONTENT ORGANISE YOUR ESSAY: Introduction, development of main ideas or arguments, conclusion ORGANISE YOUR PARAGRAPH: General statement Supporting statements One paragraph = one idea CHECK YOUR WORK: Misspellings, grammatical errors, style